Offsides! : Fred Wyant's Provocative Look Inside the National Football League
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (847 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 073880973X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 245 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Henry draws on his 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, government agencies and foreign governments.
Mr. Wyant's ref. perspective on the game is Amazon Customer Mr. Wyant's ref. perspective on the game is something every football fan should have an opportunity to read. I tried to find Mr. Wyant's Email address to send a thanks to him direct but was unsuccessful. A Customer said Much to be desired. While the book provides some insight into the inner workings of not only pro-football, but of NFL officiating (the section on the actual duties of each of the 7 man teams is very interesting), whatever value the contents may offer is compromised by very poor writing (occasional awkward and disc. M. Schultz said Great Info Poorly Written. This book contains great information about NFL officiating and Wyant takes you inside to some of the political manueverings in the NFL officiating office.However, this book was poorly written. There were many grammar and surface errors.This book is for hardcore NFL Official fans only, and be pr
Henry draws on his 30 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, government agencies and foreign governments.
He asks: "Where are the role models today?" He criticizes the greed of owners who want the public to finance their stadiums, discusses the pros and cons of instant replay, the influence television has on officials, names the calls in a game that officials miss most and why, criticizes TV announcers who do not know the rules and mislead their viewers and dileniates how an officiating team works and how each member of the seven-man crew is challenged with more than 1,500 decisions in a game. Henry blends Wyant's experiences with more than 75 interviews of sors leaders including Mike Ditka, Don Shula, the late Tom Landry, Lou Holtz, Marv Levy, Chuck Noll, Johnny Unitas, Peter Ueberroth, Sam Huff, Kellen Winslow, Sonny Jurgensen, Bart Star, owners Michael Brown and Dan Rooney and referees Jim Tunney and Red Cashion.. Author Rene A. The book is G-rated with no profanity and will appeal to children, women and sports fans of all ages. Fred Wyant, who spent 19 of